Scenery-cleat.



UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL J. CRONIN, OF NEWV YORK. N. Y.. ASSIGNOR TO JOHN R. GLANCY, OFSYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

SCENERY-CLEAT.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL J. CRoNIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scenery-Cleats; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to cleats used on the wings of stage scenery bywhich the various wings are maintained in alinement and secured togetherto make up a complete scene;

* and it consists of a short flat bar having a roller at one end andformed at the other to receive the lash-line by which the sections aresecured in position.

The construction of my cleat and the manner in which it is used areshown in the drawings herewith.

Figure I is a rear elevation of two wings provided with my cleats andlashed together. Figs. II and III are respectively plan and sideelevation of my cleat.

In the figures, 1 indicates the bar of the cleat of any desirablelength, but commonly four inches, more or less, as the usual stile 2 ofthe frame of the wing 3 is three inches wide. The outer end of the baris arranged to lie about flush with the outer edge of the stile, and onthis outer end is secured the disk 4, which overhangs the edge of thestile to engage with the stile of the next wing and maintain the twowings in alinement. The other end 5 of the cleat extends inwardly beyondthe stile and may desirably be bent slightly outwardly and notched onits edges the better to receive the lash-line. The cleat is providedwith screw-holes for the securingscrews 6 6, and 7 is a hole in the diskregistering with the outer screw-hole, through which the screw or boltmay be set in place.

The cleats are commonly arranged, as shown in Fig. I, in pairs on therespective wings. The upper pair are arranged farther Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed September 28, 1905.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Serial No. 280,547.

apart than the lower pair. A third pair might be added for drawing a badjoint when the stiles of the frames are sprung. As the disks arejournaled on the backs of the cleat-bars, the thickness of the barpermits a little play in the adjustment of the wings, which isdesirable. I-Ieretofore these alining cleats have been merely shortpieces of strap-iron which projected from the edge of the frame andcaught on the floors, cardoors, &c., when the scenery was moved, whichinterfered with the moving, broke off the cleats, and injured thescenery and other articles with which the cleats engaged. Also separatepieces were provided for the lashings. WVhen the cleats were broken offthey were lost and new ones had to be put in place. In the confusion oftraveling plays such supplies are often mislaid and the wings areimperfectly alined and secured.

My cleat of peculiar construction combines in one these two oldpartsnamely, the old straight cleat and the lashing-piece and overcomesthe disadvantages mentioned. By the simple device of the roller on theend of the cleat injury and breaking off of the cleat is entirelyovercome, and the wings may be turned on edge and rolled from place toplace, as on casters, instead of being lifted and carried.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A scenery-cleat having in combination a flat, iron bar and a rollerjournaled to one end of the bar, said roller being arranged to projectbeyond the bar end, and the other end of the bar being slightlyoutwardly bent itnd notched on its edges to receive the lash- 2. Thecombination with wings for stagescenery having marginal stiles, of ascenerycleat composed of a bar provided with screwholes, and of a diskjournaled at the outer end of the bar by an axle arranged at a rightangle to the bar end, said disk extending beyond the stile edge, andscrews for securing metallic disk journaled on the rear face of i thebar near the outer end, the disk being 10 journaled inwardly of thestile edge but having a portion projecting therefrom.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL J. GRONIN. Witnesses:

M. B. SMITH, -ALLAN W. FOOSE.

